5 Cobb Students Awarded Scholarships From Autobell Car Wash

COBB COUNTY, GA — For the 2021-22 academic year, Autobell Car Wash presented 98 of its team members in the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Maryland with scholarships toward the college or university of their choice, with the year's gifts totaling $150,000.

Five students from Cobb County were awarded scholarships:

• Julia Liberatore of Acworth, attending Kennesaw State University
• Harrison Borders of Kennesaw, attending Kennesaw State University
• Hunter Nobis of Kennesaw, attending University of Georgia
• Adrian Mendoza of Mableton, attending Kennesaw State University
• Daniel Maldonado of Marietta, attending Kennesaw State University

Since its inception in 2000, the Autobell Car Wash Scholarship Program has awarded over 1,800 qualifying applicants more than $1.85 million in scholarship funding.

The scholarship program is open to current Autobell team members who have been employed with the company for a year and worked at least 100 hours in the last year. The selection process considers each student's academic diligence and accomplishments, productive extracurricular activities, civic engagement, and letters from references familiar with the applicant through school and community involvement. The application also requires an essay that explores an educational or creative aspect of their employment experience.

"I am incredibly grateful to be an Autobell Scholarship recipient for the past three years," said Abigail Gallup of Charlotte, North Carolina, an Autobell team member since 2017 currently studying business administration at the University of South Carolina. "It has allowed me to take courses abroad, pursue a minor study, and plan to pursue a master's degree after graduation by affording me more time to study and focus on developing my future career rather than working additional hours to pay for tuition and student debt.

"The sales and customer service skills I developed working at Autobell are wonderful resume builders, and I have ample teamwork experience to speak about during interviews. Autobell taught me the value of hard work and determination, and I will forever be thankful for the support and experience provided me there throughout my educational journey."

The other metro Atlanta recipients include:

• Patrick Kryszczak of Alpharetta, attending Georgia College State University
• Branden Burley of Lawrenceville, attending Piedmont University
• Nathan Nguyen of Lawrenceville, attending Georgia Gwinnett College
• Lonnie Cole of Lilburn, attending University of South Florida
• Victor Murra Schott of Norcross, attending City College of New York
• Jamie Jordan of Suwanee, attending University of North Georgia
• Carson Rossi of Suwanee, attending University of Tennessee-Knoxville